But with 'social distancing' now the norm, the handshake has essentially become extinct and apparently a lot of us would like to see it stay that way going forward.

In a recent Business Insider/Survey Monkey poll of more than 1,000 Americans, more than half (54%) said the traditional handshake should be replaced by an 'alternative greeting'. Only 11 percent said they believe handshakes should stay.

So what should take over for the handshake? Here's what the survey said:

A wave (22%)

Verbal greeting (15%)

A nod (14%)

A bow (8%)

Three weeks ago we wrote about the need to transition away from the handshake to the more modern-day fist bump. That was the preferred method of greeting for about four percent of the survey group.